own traffic. Alistair Sinclair loosened his tie, the silk whispering against his shirt. The morning's e
e phone bu
oice was crisp, efficien
tair said, cl
om the Blue Note. As you suspected, Mrs. Sinclair's approach
s lap, tapped once, sharply. The corner of his mouth tightened. He didn't n
eanor. "The manager at The Mercer Hotel just contacted me. An ear
ed on Alistair
He recognized it instantly. It was part of the set he'd had Leo purchase fo
dence only sharp
r eyes a defiant, drunken blaze. He had recognized her, of course, but her brazen approach, so unlike
e and angry. He remembered waking in the pal
n the nightstand. The note with h
vices re
n escort. Or worse, she wa
air's face. It was a smile of pure, predato
he asked, his voic
at Elysian Wellness-specifically the Women's Healt
ms and back-alley deals, flared to life. "Excellent," Alistair said. The weariness had vanished, replaced by a sharp, focused energy. "Leo, two t
e other end, a flicker of surpris
cool leather. His quiet, predictable wife of two years had ju
ntertaining than an
nted to see how she would handle the crisis she had created for herself. He wanted to see the lies she wo
to see h
. He leaned forward and
n," he told the drive
private elevator. When the doors finally slid open, revealing Chloe's pale, te
thought, ha
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